Jellyfish Stingers

13th Sep 2014ecostinger

Jelly fish may be the most common ocean
animal and are hard to catch in nets. You can find them mostly in sea water but
sometimes in lakes and rivers. Only about five percent of the body of a jellyfish is solid matter; the rest is water. The bell of the jellyfish is the smooth umbrella-shaped body
that is designed to flap or pump,

Although jellyfish have been around for over 650 million
years, they are still very mysterious and still they are increasing due to
overfishing and change of water temperature and, there are more than 2,000 species of jellyfish all over the world’s water. Most stings of the jelly fish are harmless
and some are very painful and we must not forget that some will cause death
especially the box jellyfish which is the most dangerous because it contains
toxins a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms that
attack the heart, nervous system and skin cells and they live primarily found in
coastal waters off Northern Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific and are
mostly found from October till May in coastal waters of tropical Australia.

Various species of box jellyfish can be
found widely in tropical and subtropical oceans, including the Atlantic and East Pacific and
with species as far north as California.

To avoid jellyfish stings we must follow
few main steps some of them are to check local weather reports, check local
beach’s website and check if there are warning about jelly fish or can wear
full suits including gloves and socks.

If you were not prepared and was surprised
by a jelly fish stay calm cause usually jellyfish do not attack unless annoyed or
when killing its prey (meal).

Only sea turtles are unaffected by the
sting of the box jellyfish and regularly eat them!!